Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor, took the stand on Monday in his disorderly conduct trial, telling jurors his side of the alleged 2019 attack that he’s been accused of faking for attention. Smollett and his team have insisted that the attack, in which he was allegedly beaten by two …

Washington — Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the World War II veteran who Republicans hoped would oust President Bill Clinton from the White House in 1996, has died, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation said Sunday. He was 98. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in February 2021. …

Although COVID-19 added a new level of stress to flying, the biggest source of traveler gripes these days is the flights that people didn’t take.  In 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation received nearly 90,000 complaints about ticket refunds, up more than 5,000% from less than 1,600 in 2019. Airlines still …

The Biden administration is recommending that oil and gas companies pay more money to drill on public lands and waters, but is stopping short of banning drilling on public lands. The Interior Department made its recommendation in a report released Friday, after finishing its review of federal oil and gas …

CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca and “48 Hours” go inside the trial against the three White men accused of killing a Black jogger and the final guilty verdicts in “A Promise to Ahmaud,” Saturday, November 27 at 10:01/9:01c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The viral video of Ahmaud Arbery …

As Americans face the Thanksgiving holiday with the highest gas prices in seven years, calls are growing for the Biden administration to do something — anything — to lower prices at the pump.  Amid growing public frustration with high fuel costs, President Joe Biden has alternately cajoled and threatened oil producers in …

Washington — The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack outside the main airport in Kabul this summer. With the Senate’s passage of the bill, the measure now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. …

Sunday night’s CBS special “Adele One Night Only” was a big event for music fans worldwide. But for one couple, it meant so much more. Quentin Brunson proposed to his girlfriend of seven years, Ashleigh Mann, in an emotional surprise scene during the concert in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, popping …

Cheri Gypin thought something had fallen from the ceiling when she heard several large bangs at the largest shopping mall in Boise, Idaho. Then Grypin and a friend saw about 60 people, including families pushing strollers, come running at them – with some shouting there was an active shooter at …

Washington — President Biden met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin in Delaware on Sunday as Democrats look to broker an agreement on the president’s social spending plan, a person familiar with the gathering confirmed to CBS News. A White House official said Mr. Biden hosted …